Labwork to leadership : a concise guide to thriving in the science job you weren't trained for / Jen Heemstra

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heemstra, Jen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Management.

Laboratories.

Career development.

Mentoring in science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 315 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A roadmap for running a lab - and developing the leadership skills you didn’t know you needed. As a graduate student and postdoctoral researcher, chemist Jen Heemstra learned how to collect data, write papers, and give talks to other scientists. But when, just a few years into her first job as a principal investigator, conflict broke out in the lab, she realized there was one skill she hadn’t learned: leadership. Labwork to Leadership is the book that every PI needs. Drawing on her decades of experience - including plenty of trial and error - as well as research from psychology and business management, Heemstra nimbly guides readers through the essentials of scientific leadership. From fostering an inclusive lab environment to setting effective goals and learning to give and receive feedback graciously, she uncovers the curriculum successful PIs must follow to motivate lab members, communicate key values, and inspire confidence. With candor and humility, Labwork to Leadership demystifies the critical leadership skills that too many universities fail to teach. And it shows how teaching scientists to lead can boost productivity, spur innovation, and, above all, help research teams rediscover the joy of science.

Contents:

Introduction

I. Self-leadership

1. Time Management: Doing What's Important and Keeping It Organized

2. Leadership Strengths and Styles: What Makes You Weird?

3. Goals: Where Do You Want to Go?

4. Motivation: What to Do When You Don't Want to Do Anything

5. Resilience: Coping with Failure and Success

6. Receiving Feedback: We All Need Some Coaching to Be Our Best

II. Leading Others

7. Ownership: Because Leading Should Be a Team Sport

8. Environment: Creating a Place Where Everyone Can Thrive

9. Giving Feedback: Candor Doesn't Have to Be Unkind

10. Conflict Resolution: What Do You Really Want?

11. Ethical Leadership: Playing by the Rules

12. Communication: You Said It but Did They Hear It?

III. Coaching Future Leaders

13. Pass It On: Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders

14. Vulnerability: Nobody Is Perfect and That's a Good Thing

15. Challenging Situations: Unavoidable and Unpleasant, but We Don't Have to Be Unprepared for Them

16. Empowering: The Gift of Opportunity

17. Commitment: Be in It for Life.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780674300705

9780674300699

0-674-30070-X

0-674-30069-6

OCLC:

1525620753